5 years for murder??!!??

[Archae]

Yup, if someone murders another person drunk driving, they get...5 years in jail.

That's all.



New law requires minimum 5 years in prison for OWI homicide

MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) - Drunk drivers who kill someone other than his or her passenger will now face a mandatory prison sentence of at least 5 years.

https://www.wbay.com/content/news/New-law-requires-minimum-5-years-in-prison-for-OWI-homicide-565263091.html

[k8conant]

1. It doesn't say "That's all"; it says "minimum"

[Archae]

8. A judge according to the law can give them less of a sentence.

[hlthe2b]

2. vehicular manslaughter.. not first degree murder. But, that is a minimum...

And given there have been many cases across the country where they got little to no prison time, I'mm glad to see this.

[Jewls2]

3. You are leaving out the obvious to be outraged. Mandatory at least, 5 yrs. Minimum, not maximum.

[lunatica]

4. Which begs the question

What do they get if they kill a passenger in their car?

[Cicada]

5. Wife of a friend just served 17 years

Her third DUI, resulted in a death. She was released after 17 years a few months ago.

[Archae]

7. Even money...

The first thing she did was head straight to a bar.

[sarisataka]

6. That is about the time served

By the drunk driver who killed my cousin and crippled her boyfriend for life. It was his 9th DUI.

For some reason killing a person with your car, while drunk, is punished far less than killing by other methods.